askmr.org

What It Is

Ask Seek Knock Ministry Resources is a ministry resource website focused on pastoral transitions in churches. Its core product is Ken Moberg’s book Help – We Just Lost Our Pastor (originally titled Ask…Seek…Knock). Based on the available content, it is not a conventional online course platform. Instead, it centers on a short practical guidebook, supplemented by around 150 pages of downloadable materials on the website, designed to help church leaders and pastoral search teams navigate the critical transition period after a pastor’s departure.

Core Content and Format

The resources are aimed at church leadership teams and pastoral search teams, with the goal of providing a “roadmap” that even inexperienced members can use to understand the pastoral selection and transition process. The website materials are available in Word and Excel formats, meaning forms, process documents, and assessment tools can be adapted to the needs of a specific church. This gives the resource a strongly practical orientation. The delivery format is closer to a “book + toolkit” model; there is no visible information about video courses, live sessions, quizzes, community features, or mentor support.

Instructor and Organizational Background

Author Ken Moberg has a strong church and theological background. He graduated from Wheaton College and earned both an MDiv and a DMin from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He served for 16 years as the founding pastor of Highland Community Church, then spent 9 years as superintendent of the EFCA Forest Lakes District, later returning to Highland as executive pastor. He currently serves as an intentional interim pastor. His experience is highly relevant to the topic.

Pricing and Certificates

The main text only recommends that churches purchase enough copies of the book for the leadership team to read first and then pass on to the search team. It does not disclose specific pricing, payment methods, or whether bulk purchase discounts are available. There is also no mention of any certification, certificate, or completion credential.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The main advantage is its very focused topic, making it suitable for high-pressure decision-making situations after a pastor leaves. The materials are concise and editable, which can help teams quickly develop a shared language and process. The downside is that it is not highly course-like: it lacks interactive support, a clear update mechanism, and guidance on cross-cultural adaptation. It is best suited for church boards, elder boards, deacon boards, pastoral search committees, and churches in English-speaking contexts that need to establish a more structured search process.

Access in China

Based on the current available text, it is not possible to determine how reliably askmr.org can be accessed from mainland China, so china_access is marked as unknown. The content is in English and based on a U.S. evangelical church context. Chinese users would need to assess for themselves whether it fits their language needs, church governance structure, and local compliance environment.